News Details

Wolff: Mercedes didn't influence Pirelli tread change decision

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has denied the idea that Mercedes influenced Pirelli's decision to bring a thinner tread for each compound of tyre to this year's Spanish Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows locked out the front row in Barcelona leaving the Ferrari's trailing. "Is bollocks a bad word in English?" he asked. "Rubbish. All teams had blistering, very heavy blistering at the test in Barcelona. "Red Bull, Ferrari, ourselves. McLaren have seen it I think also. The tyres wouldn't have lasted in the race. "And the ambient, and the track temperatures, were arctic. And for that reason Pirelli changed the thickness of the tyre to prevent blistering, and they've been...
Full Story »
7y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes did not influence Pirelli thin tread decision...

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes never lobbied F1 tyre supplier Pirelli to...
7y ago from F1i.com

Wolff: Three-way battle will intensify in Spain

Mercedes have felt the pressure so far this season as Ferrari and Red...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Wolff: We are not looking at drivers outside of...

Amid speculation that Daniel Ricciardo has had a chat to Mercedes...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Hamilton deal won't be signed until Mercedes improve -...

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes contract will not be signed until the team...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Hyundai Motorsport appoints Andrew Wheatley as WRC...

Hyundai Motorsport has strengthened its team with the appointment of...

Hold on to your TV remotes – More than Machine 2 is...

After winning widespread praise from fans whilst also earning nominations...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Spurs vs Liverpool among 27 December fixtures on Sky...

Liverpool's trip to high-flying Tottenham Hotspur is one of 27...
1h ago from SkySports.com

'Arteta gave him the opportunity' - Arsenal father's...

Arsenal star Mikel Merino's father, Miguel, has credited Mikel Arteta for...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'Hopefully the coach is at home watching' - Arsenal...

Denmark star Christian Norgaard has sent a message to Arsenal manager...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Report: Arsenal considering move for £52m-rated wide...

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the Eintracht Frankfurt...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 star Valtteri Bottas replaced in shock driver reveal

F1 star Valtteri Bottas has been at the centre of... Read More »
6h ago from GPFans.com

Police investigating rape at Schumacher mansion

Swiss Police are investigating a claim that a... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com

Aston Martin F1 chief admits AI usage and what that means...

An Aston Martin F1 chief has explained the use of... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.